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How far to kill an elk with a .243?
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 590451" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>To the original question. Never carry a 243 elk hunting! If you can afford to go elk hunting you should do hunting a favor and buy an elk rifle. Can several guys on here kill elk with a 22-250 and proper bullets and shot placement? Probably can better than most average hunters can with a 300 magnum. However that does not make the 22-250 a great elk rifle. I could take my extremely accurate 308 winchester out with proper bullets and video camera and always wait for that perfect high shoulder shot and make my 308 look like the greatest long range elk killer in the world to average guys. It would not be wise to do that because it would cause many wounded and lost animals just like using a 243. </p><p> </p><p>Get an elk rifle and bullets that will work at any range you can hit the elk and at any shot angle. On many hunts you do not choose the shot or shot angle. The elk does that and you must be prepared for whatever that may be with a rifle that will take him cleanly at any angle and at any range to play your best odds for success on the hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 590451, member: 505"] To the original question. Never carry a 243 elk hunting! If you can afford to go elk hunting you should do hunting a favor and buy an elk rifle. Can several guys on here kill elk with a 22-250 and proper bullets and shot placement? Probably can better than most average hunters can with a 300 magnum. However that does not make the 22-250 a great elk rifle. I could take my extremely accurate 308 winchester out with proper bullets and video camera and always wait for that perfect high shoulder shot and make my 308 look like the greatest long range elk killer in the world to average guys. It would not be wise to do that because it would cause many wounded and lost animals just like using a 243. Get an elk rifle and bullets that will work at any range you can hit the elk and at any shot angle. On many hunts you do not choose the shot or shot angle. The elk does that and you must be prepared for whatever that may be with a rifle that will take him cleanly at any angle and at any range to play your best odds for success on the hunt. [/QUOTE]
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